A. The Mayor and Council of the Town of Hammonton, by and through the Town of Hammonton Water Department, Editor's Note: The Water Department was inactivated 1-24-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011. See now Ch. 53, Department of Public Utilities; Superintendent of Public Works. may declare a State of Water Supply Conservation upon a recommendation by the Water Superintendant and by a majority vote of the Water Subcommittee of the Public Works and Transportation Committee, or its successor, that conservation measures are necessary and appropriate to ensure an adequate supply of water to all water customers of the Town of Hammonton.
B. In case of an emergency in which, in the opinion of the Water Department's Superintendent, the available supply of water becomes dangerously low, the Town of Hammonton Water Department through the Water Subcommittee of the Public Works and Transportation Committee, or its successor, is hereby authorized to recommend to the full Mayor and Council to declare by resolution the existence of a water emergency.
C. The resolution (hereinafter referred to as the "declaration") by the Town of Hammonton shall state that an emergency exists requiring the implementation of such measures for the conservation of water for domestic and sanitary purposes and fire protection as are specified in § 275-33.